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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target. Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. What will happen in 2016? Of course, what happens in the U.S. and L Brands Inc.’s

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February 7, 2024 Update

Freightos

Judah Levine February 7, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 7% to $4,367/FEU.

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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

According to a recent UNHCR report , nearly 60 million people were forcibly displaced in 2014 from countries such as Iraq, Eritrea, and Afghanistan. A crisis of this magnitude creates a mind-boggling supply chain and logistics challenge. Of those 60 million people, 19.5 million were refugees.

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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. This is the first post in a two part series on the “Changing Face of Manufacturing.” Drop in the price of crude oil.

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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

Resilinc

According to the Global Drought Snapshot report for 2023 published by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), data from the past two years shows that drought is one of the most severe problems we face. F), the report projects 120 million people worldwide will experience extreme drought. F) above preindustrial levels.

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Transportation Funding vs. Immigration Reform (60 Minutes vs. Saturday Night Live)

Talking Logistics

A few years ago, it was the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. And as this excerpt from the 60 Minutes report illustrates, the only time politicians want to talk about this problem is when they’re forced to, which is every time the Highway Trust Fund is on the brink of insolvency, an emergency they continuously create.

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How the Coronavirus is underscoring the relevance of Global Supply Chain throughput: From the Frontlines of Yokohama, Milan, and Southern Florida

ThroughPut

And now, here in central Milan, where a recent coronavirus cluster emerged just a week ago, supermarket shelves are already bone-dry empty, as they now are in southern Silicon Valley, at Trader Joes, CostCo and Target for certain wares, as one case of the Coronavirus cases reported over the weekend has expanded to a handful.

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